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Episode 3 of Everything Financial Services, Addleshaw Goddard’s financial services podcast, explores how AI is reshaping the work of financial services legal teams, from document automation and due diligence to agentic AI and more sophisticated legal workflows. Host Laura Uberoi is joined by guest Chris Tart-Roberts, partner at Addleshaw Goddard and head of the firm’s digital solutions team, to discuss how technology is moving from efficiency tool to strategic enabler. The conversation looks at why financial services firms are particularly well placed to adopt AI, given their large in-house legal teams, significant data sets and established focus on risk, governance and assurance. Chris Tart-Roberts explains how AI is already supporting faster due diligence, investment decision-making, compliance monitoring, obligations management and terms analysis, helping firms move from legal process as a potential constraint to legal technology as a driver of commercial outcomes. The episode also considers what comes next, including the rise of AI agents, the shift towards more structured workflows and the opportunity for AI to improve both client service and the work experience for legal professionals. The key takeaway is clear: firms that start now, focus on tangible business outcomes and lean into the harder questions around adoption, governance and change will be better placed to keep pace as AI continues to develop.
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